Enterprise Influencers

16/12/2024

We're back with a new episode, this time about the exciting world of AI Risk Management. With the introduction of the EU AI Risk Act of 2024 many large enterprises are assessing what they need to do to be compliant. With the potential for massive fines and even shutdowns for non-compliance you will want to get your AI ducks in a row. Of course, we also had to explore some dystopian scenarios because... you know, Terminator!

"We'll be Back!" in 2025 with more frequent posts and episodes.

With the growing pace of artificial intelligence technology, the EU is putting regulation in place to ensure the robot hoards do not take over the human race! Patrick and Giles discuss this new reg…

29/05/2024

As many of us seek to influence our organization's adoption of AI, it is important to understand how executives view the technology. Join Giles Hamson and Patrick Falgoust as we discuss a variety of viewpoints from several CEOs about the impact of AI and its potential to transform their business.

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A huge thank you to Stephanie Mehta (CEO – Mansueto Ventures) for writing a great article for Fast Company's Modern CEO Blog and providing us with some thought-provoking content.

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Author: Stephanie Mehta (LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eZmcC6Fs )

13/06/2023

Microsoft Copilot, Coming to an enterprise near you!

We catch up with Microsoft MVP, John Moore to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of Enterprise AI and get an overview of some of the more impactful announcements related to and from the recent Microsoft Build conference.

In recent weeks Microsoft have made a multitude of announcements related to their upcoming AI offerings collectively known as Microsoft Copilot, a suite of tools that will impact almost every area …

03/04/2023

Alex Babin, co-founder and CEO of ZERO Systems joins us to discuss the rapidly evolving world of AI, ChatGPT, and LLM’s in the enterprise, where there are more questions than answers. Will AI forever change the landscape of Enterprise collaboration and automation? Do the promises of productivity gains and process automation outweigh the risks to data privacy and reputation? Will AI ultimately replace knowledge workers or allow us to reach a higher plane, more focused on the things we’re good at?

Will AI forever change the landscape of Enterprise collaboration and automation? Do the promises of productivity gains and process automation outweigh the risks to data privacy and reputation? Will…

13/03/2023

Work and personal lives for these Enterprise Influencers have gotten pretty busy. Between intense projects, expanding business, and the joys of family life, the struggle is real! In this episode Giles Hamson and Patrick Falgoust talk about some of the strategies we use to maintain a semblance of Work-Life Balance. Turns out we have very different approaches, but we both have strategies that work for us... maybe they'll work for you too.

Work and life have gotten pretty busy for these Enterprise Influencers. Between intense projects, expanding business, and the joys of family life, the struggle is real! In this episode Giles and I …

06/02/2023

What came first, the Product Strategy or the User Research? We are joined by Toni Saylor, Senior User Experience Researcher with Microsoft's SharePoint and OneDrive team. We discuss the impact of User Research on Product Strategy and what it's like to work on one of the world's most widely adopted enterprise SaaS platforms.

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Are you building the right features into your product? Are your priorities aligned with your customer’s needs?  These are the types of questions that User Research can help you answer. I…

28/11/2022

UX is evolving faster than Professor Xavier's team of X-Men. Tools like Adobe Creative Cloud are enabling new methods of collaboration amongst creative and technical teams. Tor Gundersen, Strategic Development Manager for Adobe is on the front lines of helping some of the world's biggest brands adopt UX as their Super Power.

What’s that on the screen? It’s a wireframe. It’s a comp. No! It’s a fully integrated design system making it easier for developers, creatives, and UX practitioners to work …

02/11/2022

Law firms are moving to the Cloud! Microsoft 365 and Azure can be a game change for the modern law firm; from everyday collaboration to massively scalable document management. Chris Hines, Managing Director of Helient Systems joins us to discuss delivering the value of the Microsoft Cloud to modernize law firms.

About Helient Systems
Helient Systems LLC is an IT services company providing innovative and future-focused technology solutions designed to allow our customers to maximize productivity, improve client responsiveness, and shift the focus of their IT staff from troubleshooting and maintenance to strategic initiatives and high value activities that enhance business performance and hone their competitive advantage.

How do you get lawyers in the Cloud? Join us and our guest, Chris Hines, Managing Director at Helient Systems to find out. We’ll be discussing technology trends for legal and why th…

19/09/2022

Rich Wood, VP of Microsoft Partnership at Rightpoint, 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year - Employee Experience discusses the Evolution of Employee Experience. A company's ability to attract, engage, and retain employees has a direct impact to the bottom line, we'll discuss some technologies and strategies to enable you on your journey.

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Rich Wood, VP of Microsoft Partnership at Rightpoint, 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year - Employee Experience discusses the Evolution of Employee Experience...

26/08/2022

With the availability of No Code and Low Code platforms, instead of calling your IT department, you may be calling Bob in Accounting to support your newest enterprise application. In this episode we are joined by Storm Anderson, Co-Founder of Kumo Partners, to discuss how these platforms are democratizing the ability to create solutions from simple forms and workflows to full blown mobile applications.

About Kumo Partners

Founded in Chicago by three long-time Microsoft consultants, Kumo Partners is based on the idea of building innovative solutions on the Power Platform. We believe that an Agile IT team, working quickly to develop process-based solutions with M365 and the Power Platform, will respond more effectively to the IT needs of an organization as opposed to traditional development. We have proven expertise delivering custom solutions, and bring a unique perspective on how to provide the most value to our clients, every single time.

In this episode, we discuss the current landscape of No Code / Low Code solutions in enterprise organizations with Storm Anderson.

26/08/2022

When cloud security startup oak9 wanted to expand their partnership and alliance network they turned to Matt McGillen, Chicago native, long-time technology executive, coffee and dad-joke connoisseur. Matt joins us in this episode to discuss partnership strategies, finding ways of winning, measuring success, and even what happens when things just aren't working out.

About oak9

oak9 secures cloud native infrastructure for developers. oak9 Security as Code continuously finds, analyzes, and remediates security and compliance design gaps dynamically, as changes occur in infrastructure as code (IaC) and deployed cloud native workloads. oak9 is the only software solution automating cloud native security across the entire software development lifecycle.

Join us as we speak with Matt McGillen from Oak9 about how company partnerships work. We discuss the benefits of these alliances, how to measure success and even how to handle if partnerships are …

26/08/2022

What happens when a couple of technology geeks get together and start to talk? Someone hits record and a podcast is born... Introducing the Enterprise Influencers podcast with your hosts Giles Hamson and Patrick Falgoust.

We'll seek to bring you perspectives from technology leaders on trends influencing enterprise organizations. Follow us on your favorite Podcast app and right here on Facebook
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Learn more about Patrick and Giles as they discuss their careers, how their roles have intertwined and where they are today.